Note 16 - Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				1 Months Ended		4 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Jan. 15, 2014 Additional Amount Issued at Closing [Member] Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A [Member] Samsung Display Co., Ltd. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Common Stock [Member]	Jan. 15, 2014 Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A [Member] Samsung Display Co., Ltd. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A [Member] Samsung Display Co., Ltd. [Member]	Jan. 15, 2014 Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A [Member]	Oct. 22, 2013 Oct. 22, 2013 [Member]	Mar. 03, 2014 March 3, 2014 [Member] Citibank [Member]	Mar. 03, 2014 April 24, 2013 [Member] Open Market [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 April 24, 2013 [Member] Open Market [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Jan 15, 2014 [Member] Open Market [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Corning Inc. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Equity Method Investee [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 JP Morgan Chase [Member] April 24, 2013 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 JP Morgan Chase [Member] April 24, 2013 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 JP Morgan Chase [Member] April 24, 2013 [Member]
Note 16 - Shareholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)	$ 100						$ 100
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions (in Shares)					1,900	1,900
Share Price (in Dollars per share)					$ 1,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions					$ 1,900,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues			400,000,000
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage							4.25%
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion (in Shares)				50,000
Minimum Closing Price of Common Stock for the Company to Exercise Option to Convert Preferred Stock (in Dollars per share)	$ 35
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount								2,000,000,000	1,250,000,000							1,000,000,000
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in Shares)									52,500,000		26,700,000	8,700,000			10,500,000	47,100,000	57,600,000
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Settlement (Payment) or Receipt									(1,250,000,000)							(1,000,000,000)
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method										1,000,000,000	484,000,000	167,000,000				800,000,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other									(250,000,000)							(200,000,000)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Realized upon Sale or Liquidation, before Tax	136,000,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	$ (132,000,000)	$ (505,000,000)											$ (329,000,000)	$ (176,000,000)